AirPods (and AirPods Pro [and AirPods Pro 2nd generation]) now available

hornetstinger · 25 Dec 2016 at 11:22

buy a set of ear defenders so when they fall out of your ear hole the cups stop them. lol

Feek · 25 Dec 2016 at 13:55

Is it correct that the only way to adjust the volume is to use Siri?

Combat squirrel · 25 Dec 2016 at 14:34

hornetstinger said:
buy a set of ear defenders so when they fall out of your ear hole the cups stop them. lol

roman59 · 26 Dec 2016 at 14:31

Feek said:
Is it correct that the only way to adjust the volume is to use Siri?

Yes if you want to keep your phone out of the way in your pocket, however with the apple watch just use the digital crown to adjust the volume.

Tried the Airpods with my Apple Tv 4 last night, volume adjustment is via the apple tv remote, also if you remove on Airpod it pauses what you are currently watching which is handy.

Cheers all

hornetstinger · 26 Dec 2016 at 18:31

so you need to spend another £190 on another apple product to adjust volume?

roman59 · 26 Dec 2016 at 18:38

Not if you already have the apple watch or the tv no, they just work automatically with all the apple devices.

Forgot to mention the Airpods work with Android too.

Cheers all

Feek · 26 Dec 2016 at 18:41

So if you're listening to music using your iPhone and you have an Apple Watch as well, winding the Digital Crown will adjust the volume. No setup required for that?

That's actually a nice touch in the absence of a volume control directly on the AirPods.

roman59 · 26 Dec 2016 at 18:51

Feek said:
So if you're listening to music using your iPhone and you have an Apple Watch as well, winding the Digital Crown will adjust the volume. No setup required for that?

That's actually a nice touch in the absence of a volume control directly on the AirPods.

Yes that's correct no setup at all they just work after they have been paired, which is just by opening the lid on the charging case, then just use the music player app or complication on the watch.

Cheers all

chef-borjan · 28 Dec 2016 at 18:50

Just ordered some online, user reviews seem very positive. I have a wealth of apple products (iPad, Mac mini, Apple TV, Apple Watch) so this is a natural progression. Looking forward to seeing what other products they come out with. Unlike the maniacal doomsayers, I think Apple know what they are doing.

Hopefully the AirPods are delivered before February... feels like a long time to wait!

Irish_Tom · 28 Dec 2016 at 21:51

So can these not be used with a Windows laptop?

roman59 · 29 Dec 2016 at 20:04

Irish_Tom said:
So can these not be used with a Windows laptop?

I believe they can as long as you have Bluetooth setup on the laptop, you just hold down the button on the back of the charging case wait until the little light flashes then pair them.

Cheers all

Irish_Tom · 29 Dec 2016 at 20:12

But how do you change the volume if it has to be done via Siri on a mac/iPhone/watch?

DAnDan · 2 Jan 2017 at 16:57

Irish_Tom said:
But how do you change the volume if it has to be done via Siri on a mac/iPhone/watch?

You just change the volume in windows, same as for any other headphones.

The earlier comments are just regarding the lack of any volume controls on the headphones themselves (e.g. volume buttons in the cable). Pretty much all bluetooth earphones are like this, the volume is controlled by the device they're connected to.

Feek · 2 Jan 2017 at 17:27

DAnDan said:
Pretty much all bluetooth earphones are like this, the volume is controlled by the device they're connected to.

Hmm, I've got three sets of bluetooth earphones and they all have volume controls on them, none of them rely on the volume being controlled by the device they're connected to.

Irish_Tom · 2 Jan 2017 at 18:36

DAnDan said:
You just change the volume in windows, same as for any other headphones.

Ok thanks, I understand.

Feek said:
Hmm, I've got three sets of Bluetooth earphones and they all have volume controls on them, none of them rely on the volume being controlled by the device they're connected to.

That's what I was thinking. I currently use the normal Earpods and the little remote to change volume is really handy.

DAnDan · 2 Jan 2017 at 21:25

Feek said:
Hmm, I've got three sets of bluetooth earphones and they all have volume controls on them, none of them rely on the volume being controlled by the device they're connected to.

Ah okay, I've not come across ones like that.

But for the Airpods at least, it definitely works this way. I've got mine connected to my Windows 10 desktop now, and can control the volume as I would for any other headphones/speakers attached.

Although I did find that Windows doesn't like swapping between my PCI sound card and bluetooth headphones, but if I disable the sound card it works far more smoothly.

Feek · 2 Jan 2017 at 23:34

They all work both ways, volume can be adjusted either from the headphones themselves or from the sound source.

DAnDan · 3 Jan 2017 at 00:29

Feek said:
They all work both ways, volume can be adjusted either from the headphones themselves or from the sound source.

Yep that's what I'm saying; to answer Irish Tom's original question about controlling the airpods without siri etc.

DAnDan · 3 Jan 2017 at 22:48

Raymond Lin said:
The wired one falls out when I am just sitting on the train, I don't dare getting these.

I was worried about the same. Normal earpods fall out of my ears within 10 seconds, and trying to wear them for any length of time makes my ears sore.

However, the airpods actually sit in my ears very well. I can shake my head/walk/jump around and haven't had them fall out once. I was very surprised!

Rilot said:
Do these sound better than the god-awful earpods?

JunglistE said:
So they're better than the wired ear pods?

Much better. I can't stand the earpods. I use a pair of Sennheiser momentum in-ears, and a set of ATH-M50x and the airpods actually sound pretty decent. Using them side by side with the sennheisers I don't find myself preferring the sound of the Sennheisers, which I absolutely expected that I would.

I still definitely prefer the isolation of the proper in-ear tips rather than the airpods, but that's a trade off I can live with I guess.

Fuzz · 3 Jan 2017 at 23:12